History
The Rockford Diocese purchased the property on the northeast and southeast corners of Jewettbefore addition and Standish streets for construction of the St. Laurence church and parish. The boundaries for the parish were the Fox River to the East, Plato Center to the West, halfway to Dundee on the North and halfway to St. Charles on the south. The first mass of the church was celebrated in the club rooms of Saint Joseph's on October 21, 1928 by Father Laurence Prendergast. The construction of the new church continued and the first mass was celebrated at our current location on September 8, 1929-in the auditorium. It wasn't until November 24, 1929 that Saint Laurence Church officially opened with Forty Hours Devotion. The dedication occurred May 18, 1930.1973 after remodel The church underwent a renovation on the interior beginning in 1971 under the guidance of Father Philip O'Neil. The church was closed for about 5 weeks with mass being celebrated in the auditorium. The re-dedication t
Specialties
We are a parish and school with the Catholic Diocese of Rockford. We offer 3 masses in English, 1 bilingual mass and 1 mass in Spanish. We offer an 8AM mass Monday - Friday unless otherwise noted on our parish calendar. Our school offers 3 year old preschool through 8th grade.